The Hill Articles: July 18, 2014

IRS: Lerner’s hard drive was wiped clean in 2011 US extends nuclear talks with Iran $2.9 million deal reached in W.Va. chemical spill Obama to sign order protecting gay workers White House to meet with Central American presidents High cigarette prices aren’t stopping smokers Acting VA secretary expected before House panel next week FCC to vote on text-to-911 deadlines GOP confidence growing on highway bill Apple, Samsung try to ease Franken’s fears about fingerprints OPEC’s oil production, market share fall PR firm under fire for contract with Nigeria FDA warns consumers against powdered caffeine Let it go Issa gives White House ‘second chance’ CVS, doctors urge action on prescription drug abuse Putin, Ukraine, Israel, Gaza, Iraq, war and peace House to vote on TV bill next week Pelosi calls for probe into downed jetliner New McConnell ad hits Obama, Grimes on coal Investigators get 75 minutes at crash site Senate panel to grill EPA administrator McCarthy Thousands of drug offenders could see sentences shortened As goes Hillary, so goes the millennium Warning: Military Commissions Act convictions may self-destruct at any time Kirk: Obama should bring wrongful death suit against Russia Sen. Grassley tweets out advice on skydiving Moak’s Ex-Im proposal would harm America’s premier export Pentagon: ‘Strains credulity’ to believe rebels acted without Russian help Michelle Obama swears off french fries GOP senator wants missile shields for airplanes Protecting LGBT rights should be permanent part of U.S. foreign policy Competing House GOP bills would speed up deportations Shockwave over HIV researchers’ deaths Hunt for oil and gas to begin off East Coast Republicans push Senate on Internet tax ban What is going on over at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue? Senate Democrats’ campaign arm outraises GOP group in June PETA to Spacey: We want Freddy’s Ribs to go vegan Dell accepts bitcoin Murkowski blasts EPA on Pebble Mine restrictions Polarization is not driven by the people Senators tout $550B defense bill as win for home-state projects Obama: Israel should ‘minimize’ casualties Obama calls downing of jet over Ukraine a ‘global wake-up call’ Appeals court rules against another gay marriage ban Obama: One American killed in attack Feds tell industry to beef up proposal on electric grid security Staffer arrested for taking gun to Capitol Medicare backs off hospice drug hurdles after criticism Will millions of Americans finally be REDEEMed? Poll shows strong support for tougher rules on Wall Street AbbVie clinches largest offshore tax deal Ky. Dem warns it’s a ‘mistake to underestimate’ Rand Paul GOP Rep. Turner: ‘Putin bears all the responsibility’ for downed plane Senate panel to probe EPA’s power plant rule Dem lawmaker: Clinton will ‘absolutely’ campaign for Alison Lundergan Grimes Prosecutors charge FedEx with shipping illegal prescription drugs House lawsuit reveals GOP’s empty ‘climate change’ bluster King to states: Deploy National Guard LIVE: Obama speaks on Ukraine crisis New regs for Monday: Emissions, Dodd-Frank financial reforms FAA expands Ukraine flight restrictions Obama to speak on Ukraine crisis Fleischmann: ‘Can’t trust’ Wamp on immigration crisis Schatz, Hanabusa trade blows on record in final Hawaii debate Fleischmann calls Wamp a ‘showhorse’ What’s love got to do with it? Communities finding ways to combat school-to-prison pipeline EPA seeks to restrict Pebble Mine project to protect salmon habitat Putin joins calls for cease-fire in Ukraine Fleischmann: Wamp a ‘showhorse,’ not ‘workhorse’ Malaysia Airlines releases nationalities of plane crash victims Poll: Most predict Bitcoin bubble A better fix for roads – spend responsibly Sanctions on Russian oil giant unlikely to hurt BP Poll: Huckabee most favorable among GOP but trailed closely Merkel: Too soon for sanctions on Russia Don’t let Ex-Im fund dirty projects McCain: Obama ‘AWOL’ Republicans outline penalties if separatists involved in crash Iraq and Afghanistan — any silver linings in our playbook? Immigration reform: Why Laura Ingraham has done a disservice to conservatives and our nation Port trucking industry rips off drivers, responsible employers and taxpayers What will Obama do on employer mandate? He’s explaining, and he’s losing New GOP team faces border test